Yo Soy Latino: Does My Vote Matter?

It has been said by many political scientists that the Latino population in the United States has the potential to be a huge political player in political elections, especially with their steady growing population. However, population growth is not translating into an increase of political participation. Although many studies have been made to understand why Latino political participation is low, I will take a different approach and focus on Latino political efficacy, comparing different states. Using the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Latino National Survey, I will seek to answer whether Latinos feel more politically empowered in states where they are the majority then those states in which they are not. I hypothesize that in Latino dense states, Latinos have a higher efficacy then states in which there is less Latino presence